Music

Thu 18 October

Music Matters Presents… the Wildcard Show

On the 18th of October a music battle occurs to obtain the last spots in the Music Matters Award 2012.

Talent of the moment is nominated by the music organizations of Rotterdam. A professional jury will decide which acts will continue to the final of the Music Matters Award on December 8th in Theater Zuidplein. The acts that will compete to win a wildcard are: Angel d’Amor, Poliana, Everbody=Monkey, A one, Doushka and many more.

The Music Matters Award is the musical talent show of Rotterdam, where all genres are welcome, from pop to jazz and from classic to hiphop. Previous winners were Sabrina Starke, Kevin Ferreira da Silva, Ntjam Rosie, Ming’s Pretty Heroes and Rass Motivated. The winner receives a cash prize, will be supported for a year and during this year the winner may call him or herself the Music ambassador of Rotterdam.

The night before the Nacht van de Kaap (Night of the Cape) an extra concert is organized to warm up for the festival. Jazz legend Hans Dulfer and rock sensation DeWolff will set the Fenixloods at Katendrecht on fire!

On Friday, July 24th Phoenix City Retaliators presents their debut album. It is the Friday night of the Summer Carnival. There is a tropical vibe througout the city. In the Aloha Bar (in the former Tropicana) we go for a Jamaican Extravaganza.

This gig event is a special collaboration between Vrooom and Roodkapje. OBNOX has been on top of our combined wishlist for quite some time. Even the singer/guitarist of the supporting band, the black midget mysterions intantly turned into an Obnox fan upon hearing the band for the first time. So in this joint effort, we’re stamping the R’n’R ruckus in boldface text on this Monday evening. Expect also some hiphop, and lo-fi ish soul for good measure!

Founded in 1979, The Ex are the most internationally famous of all Dutch punk bands. The Ex have a formidable live reputation, and a repertoire which incorporates their many explorations in as well as jazz and noise, Ethiopian, Ghanaian and Congolese music. The list of internationally renowned musicians who have worked with the Ex is seemingly endless: Getatchew Mekuria, Han Bennink and Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore are but three names. Fendika are 5 Azmari musicans from Ethiopia, who incorporate stunning traditional dance routines into their set. Together with the Ex, they create an unforgettable live show.

With temperatures expected to soar as high as 30+ degrees, it’s going to be about choices this day. Trading the outside for an evening of otherworldly immersion, Vrooom #28 sees Dutch composer Jozef van Wissem teaming up with Domingo Garcia-Huidobro of Föllakzoid; tapping into reconstructions of paranormal experiences. Also on the program: instant composing fromThe Flipside Paradox, and the Rotterdam premiere by Malaysian/French/Dutch Freunschaft Goh / Ottavi / Simonis.

With upcoming festivals like ‘‘North Sea Round Town’’ and ‘‘North Sea Jazz Festival’’ Rotterdam is changing into a Jazz city. The Lobby Café of The Manhattan Hotel is changing with it! From Thursday 25 June until July 12 2015 The Lobby Café will be transformed into a swinging Jazz Café where everyone can enjoy a good glass of wine, a delicious cocktail and several Jazz sessions.

After 6,5 years of irregular concerts at Poortgebouw it is time to bury the Textuur concert series for good. It is time for a new chapter…But of course we are not going to walk away in silence. We want to go out with a bang! Come and enjoy Textuur while it still blasts!!! With a killer line up consisting of the mindblowing band called Headwar from Amiens (France), one man violin metal act Joe Molinaro from Pittsburgh (US), the reunion of noise rock formation Bonne Aparte, and upcoming acts Lifeless Past and Scramble Channel. The final Textuur @ Poortgebouw. Going out with a bang!!!

A jazz club isn’t complete without weekly jam session, a place for musicians to come together and play. BIRDsessions is the best opportunity for the audience to see the musicians perform out of their normal assemblies and comfort zone. This is why BIRD is the place to be on Wednesdays.

A jazz club isn’t complete without weekly jam session, a place for musicians to come together and play. BIRDsessions is the best opportunity for the audience to see the musicians perform out of their normal assemblies and comfort zone. This is why BIRD is the place to be on Wednesdays.

A jazz club isn’t complete without weekly jam session, a place for musicians to come together and play. BIRDsessions is the best opportunity for the audience to see the musicians perform out of their normal assemblies and comfort zone. This is why BIRD is the place to be on Wednesdays.

A jazz club isn’t complete without weekly jam session, a place for musicians to come together and play. BIRDsessions is the best opportunity for the audience to see the musicians perform out of their normal assemblies and comfort zone. This is why BIRD is the place to be on Wednesdays.

Vrooom is back at lovely Post Office. There’s two duo performances: from ‘newbies’ Laurens van der Wee and gauchito Javier Areal Vélez, veterans Philippe Petit and Mia Zabelka, who share wavelengths during their violin/voice/turntable set… then there’s Cumbia Cosmonauts all the way from Austrialia, with live percussion by homeboys Nique Quentin and Javier Infestas, hurling you into cosmic cumbia heaven! Our own Duckfood will be dj’ing, bridging sets before, inbetween and after!